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cat lover
06-23-2006, 07:47 AM
8 to 10 medium apples, at room temperature
8 to 10 wooden ice cream sticks
1-1/4 cups (19 oz) Hershey Classic Caramel Topping
- Chopped nuts (optional)


Wash and dry apples; remove stems. Insert wooden stick into stem end of each apple; set aside. Line large tray with foil; grease foil. Pour caramel into heavy 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches 230°F. or until small amount of mixture falls in a 2-inch thread when dropped from spoon. (Bulb of candy thermometer should not rest on bottom of saucepan.) Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes. Dip each apple into hot mixture; turn until coated. Scrape excess coating from bottom of apple; roll bottom half in nuts, if desired. Place on prepared tray; refrigerate 20 to 25 minutes or until firm. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving to allow coating to soften. Store apples in refrigerator. 8 to 10 apples.

DeBora4BobbyL
06-23-2006, 11:25 AM
Cat, how are you able to keep the topping on the apples?

cat lover
06-23-2006, 09:12 PM
When you cook it that temperature is the soft ball stage which enables it to be a consistency just right to dip the apples into and it sticks! Works great every tme and I like it because you don't have all the usual little caramel candies to unwrap! LOL

DeBora4BobbyL
06-24-2006, 02:11 AM
Duh! I should have read more carefully. lol

cat lover
06-24-2006, 12:49 PM
No problem! LOL It actually just avoids the melting of the regular caramels.

DeBora4BobbyL
06-25-2006, 03:38 PM
I had never seen a recipe like this one. Good to know there is another way.

cat lover
06-25-2006, 08:06 PM
I get quite a few of my recipes from the food service areas because of us having a get away in the woods were we offer meals if needed. It seems they have several that are quite different than the normal ones .

DeBora4BobbyL
06-26-2006, 02:02 AM
That is so neat!

cat lover
06-26-2006, 11:37 PM
Yeah I wish we had a place like this when the boys were small. Rarely do we have to do the meals as most people like the cooking on a firepit and such. Seems when we do meals it is usually breakfast. But personally that is the one I love outdoors! LOL